SIM driver guys - talk about it

[Kale_m]

I am 120-122mph with the driver

Have the sim max 10.5 (9.75 loft) with the Iz7x in it right now.

finding if very spinny, high and out to the right.

going to try a 9 sim here this week and see if that helps

[gioguy21]

Appreciate you man -- this is what i was looking to see. thank you. i'll be ordering the lowest loft SIM i can find then.

[QuigleyDU]

Be sure to try them first if possible. I find the SIM pretty low spin. That being said I started out with the standard sim in 10.5 when I was on it was really good but I found that the SIM max provides better over all performance in a 9 degree head. I got my strike stabilized, I think it is due to the slightly deeper face and higher MOI. Much better on misses for me.

[Krt22]

Anyone going to pickup a spare head? Honestly the Sim Max is just so dang good. The forgiveness without being overly spinny is hard to match

[getitdaily]

I will likely pick one up in about 2 years when I can get one for $130. This is assuming the next iterations aren't major.

Calling it now though, next iteration of SIM will be 2 weights in the front track...

[tsecor]

How forgiving is the SIM in comparison to say the TS3 or the Ping 410 line? I am shopping for a new driver and I am at information overload right now.....every driver seems to be the best. I want to choose 3 to test and the SIM is at the top of the list right now... also, how do i know if i need more or less spin? I hit everything really high so im assuming i need less spin????

[third-times-a-charm]

For the amateur golfer, literally any driver from the 2019/2020 cycle will be just fine once you settle into it. They'll all go the same distance when matched up with a shat that gives you optimal numbers and all do the same thing.

[Rdriver]

I had a TS3 and now the Sim max. I like the max for the forgiveness and distance. I also liked that they offered a 12* loft so I could turn it down with out closing the club face. The Ts3 the highest loft is 10.5 and turning it down in loft didn’t really work for me. I would say for me the TS3 is the only driver out there I would consider playing over the SIM. If you can try out the drivers in a fitting I’m sure one 2 will have what you’re looking for.

[Haber]

I have had my Sim Max 10.5 for a few months now and have never hit more fairways in my life. I ordered mine with the stock Diamana and ended up with a couple AD GP’s in 6s and 6x. For my 105 swing the 6s worked out the best and it has been a point and shoot. I sold the 6x to my playing partner who plays the Sim 8 degree and he has never drove the ball better either. This lineup is one of the best.

[misterkye]

I have had the following drivers in the bag: M1 in 7.5*, M3 in 8.5*, ts3 in 8.5, ts5 in 8.5* and now the SIM in 8*. I have paired the SIM to a Fujikura speeder 661 evo iv shaft and so far, it has the best driver I've ever hit. I have tried my fair share of drivers (albeit, limited between Callaway, Honma, TM and Titleist models), and none of them have compared to the SIM. Feel is number 1 for me, and the SIM has got to be the best feeling driver since, dare I say, the titleist 975d? Not only does the SIM feel great, but the flight and performance is just as good as anything I've ever tried. Hats off to the experts at TM, I'm in love my new driver.

[JTK37]

I think you're spot on about the feel. Its totally different than anything else out there, feels much more like a Gen 1 or Gen 2 titanium driver from any of the big OEMs.

[pdw]

Are these generally better for a low handicap, high swing speed, player?

I swing around 105-108 and couldn't get along with the M5... If I get a Sim back from warranty I don't know if I should even take the wrapper off.

[bogeypro]

That's where I'm at.. 107. Its great for me. I haven't hit a driver as well as the SIM Max... probably ever. I have an atmos blue ts 6 stiff in mine.

[BostonWRX]

Anyone compare Sim Max to M3?

I tried out the Sim but just found it too fade bias. My 1-2 times a round huge right miss into another fairway came back. Do not have that issue with my M3. Actually really like my M3 but think the Sim Carbon Fiber looks a lot nicer so itching to switch

[getitdaily]

You'll get more consistent spin numbers from sim.max....at least I saw that. I'm in regular sim though. I had an issue with the hard right miss too but fixed it by

1. 10g weight in heel and 4g weight in center

2. Upright lie setting

I have only had 1 really bad hard right miss since early March and it was all on me. 20mph headwind, tried to hit a draw, and got quick from the top and tried to hammer it. Just a dumb shot altogether. This sim setup has been so good once I got it dialed in.

[BostonWRX]

Yeah I tried all the settings. Added weight etc just couldnt find the middle point. I like to take the left side out of play. Like a pretty neutral driver that I can loft down and open the face up so Thinking the Sim Max may work for me

[getitdaily]

A lot of folks have noted a fade bias to both sim models. Opening the face isn't going to help. If you don't have launch monitor data that shows face to path is not an issue then you may be better off not opening the face on an already fade biased driver...

[BostonWRX]

Yeah I didn’t loft down my Sim played it in standard and found it very fade bias. Have asked on here to sim max guys and they did not find the max fade bias so figured may work for me

[JoeFrigo]

Coming from m5 last year, I actually hit more fades with my SIM Max now than I ever did with m5

 

Only tried regular SIM in a simulator but I couldn't control that thing for the life of me. Outdoors after 3 rounds the Max isn't gonna work for me I dont think. I want to love it but currently dunno where the heck its going (mainly right)

 

haven't put it up but I was gonna put the Max head up for sale

[DREWZER300]

High, Nasty, Straight, Bombs.......

 

10.5 degree cranked down to 8.5. I play my driver at 44.25" long and had to add around 16g head weight to get it to D3. Very consistent set up for me, but distance is basically the same as M5. Feel/sound to me is exactly the same.

[getitdaily]

Try throwing lead tape on the heel side of the rear weight. Probably about 4g should help...

[bazinky]

Love that these things are so hard to hit left, yet still uber forgiving and good ball speed. Can't wait for my SIM Max to get in!

[JStang]

I only played 18 with my SIM but had more right misses than I have with any club in recent memory. I also hated the sound / feel low in the head. It sounded like a whiffle ball bat to me.

[pdw]

What's with TM and fade bias? This is why I asked if it was for better players? Where the rest of the world struggles losing it to the right.... What's your miss normally?

[VNutz]

3 rounds in (with little practice time) I'm not really finding the SIM 10.5 to be fade biased at the moment, pretty neutral still. I've got it set up as stock as can be in loft and weight placement and if anything I've drawn the ball a bit more; I did find a few quick lefts but those 2 were on swings where I got a little short or quick on it as I adjust to a new shaft. I tried to hit a cut Saturday on a severely left to right hole and hit the dreaded straight ball into the junk. I also find it plenty easy to elevate where I believe my previous m5 I had up a notch. I continue to be a big fan, this coming weekend will be a good test on a bit more demanding of a course off the tee.

[tsecor]

the TXG guys mentioned this once during testing and now a lot of people are saying it....its not a club designed for fade bias but the TXG guys said by definition is could be considered this for a few different reasons

[misterkye]

I’m with you. I am not hitting the fades like others on here, but instead i am getting the ultra sexy, high drawing ballflight. But then again I have my current setup like this:

[Rdriver]

How can people complain about the Fade bias of a club when TM offers a Draw D version of the Sim Max? I could understand if the option wasn’t available. But with all the adjustability of the regular version both in weight and sleeve it looks like you could get whatever bias you’re looking to for.

[Ezgolfer]

it started working for me well after I teed the ball high and was hitting the center more often..

[FormerBigDaddy]

13 handicap here swing speed around 105-108. Previously gamed 2016 m2 in 10.5.

 

Picked up the sim (not max) in same 10.5 loft with the Stock Diamana and I freaking love it. I play it in stock settings and It does seem to launch a bit higher but my misses are definitely more playable with this driver than my previous. Maybe the twist face tech? Something about it feels very smooth and long. I don’t find it to be fade biased at all.